Nishijō Station

Nishijō Station (西条駅, Nishijō-eki) is a train station in the village of Chikuhoku, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nishijō Station

西条駅
Nishijō Station, August 2010
Location4152 Nishijō, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7501
Japan
Coordinates36°24′02″N 138°00′44″E
Elevation661.9 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shinonoi Line
Distance37.2 km from Shiojiri
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1900
Passengers
FY2015178
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Akashina
toward Shiojiri
 Shinonoi Line
Rapid
(limited service)
 Sakakita
(limited service)
toward Nagano
Shinonoi Line
Local & Rapid Misuzu
 Sakakita
toward Nagano
Location
Nishijō Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Nishijō Station
Nishijō Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishijō Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 37.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform serving a three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1] The station is a Kan'i itaku station.

Platforms
1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Shinonoi and Nagano
2 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto and Shiojiri
3 ■ Shinonoi Line (siding)

History

Nishijō Station opened on 1 November 1900.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 178 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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